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MAYNE, Robert Charles
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX64256, V52030 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Independent Company |
| Born: | College Park, South Australia, Australia, 24 February 1922 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Adelide High, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Architect |
| Died: | Presumed Killed in action, New Guinea, 1 June 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Aug 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, VX64256 | |
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| 8 Aug 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, V52030 | |
| 8 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX64256, Army Training Units | |
| 1 Jun 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX64256, No. 1 Independent Company, Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Mayne VX64256 and Signalman McBarron QX64904 became Prisoners of War and were subsequently executed by Japanese personnel
NAA (AWM54) file - [War Crimes and Trials - Investigation of Atrocities] Missing personnel: VX113027 A/Cpl RC Else; NX68349 Pte PTL Brown; VX64256 Sgt RC Mayne